Glad Tidings A monthly publication of the church of the Nativity May 2011 Issue No. 05-11 Your Attention Please Not a Member? We hope you will be! Please call our Rector, Stephanie, in the church office, 846-8338 or on her cell, 744-1663. Be Connected For up-to-the-minute church information (and a lot of other cool stuff) visit our website www.nativityonline.org/ members and click on Publica- tions. To receive egroups mes- sages from the church, click on Governance, scroll down the page to email list and follow the instructions. T he editors of the newsletter suggested that my first newslet- ter article be something to help you get to know me and so... Top Ten Obscure Things to know about your new Rector 10. I like to laugh. (My mother always says it is easier to laugh than to cry.) 9. I do my best theological writing and thinking at Starbucks (once local coffee shop, now global conglomerate - I’m not sure if there is a theological connection there or not...) 8. I really like coffee. 7. My favorite music group is the band “U2.” (but I secretly think the “U2charist” sounds a little goofy.) 6. Please don’t call me “Mother Stephanie.” Just “Stephanie” is fine. (We are all children of God, and God calls us and knows us by our Baptismal name: mine is Stephanie. Let’s be collaborators in ministry and fellow chil- dren of God. If you insist upon a title, go with “Reverend.” I know it isn’t technically correct, but it’s what we’ve got.) 5. I don’t like clutter, but I live with three people (two children: an 8-year-old and a 6-year- old, and one husband - I’m not telling you how old he is) who seem to create clutter as they breathe. Such is my cross to bear. 4. I agree with Augustine: to sing is to pray twice. 3. When I can’t find the words to pray, I read the book of Psalms, and I discover, somehow, all the words I need are there. 2. I love the season of Easter because we all need the opportunity to crawl out of the tomb and try again. (And to be assured of God’s love for us while we do it.) 1. I love God, a lot. And I want other people to know and love God as much as I do. And I am really, really excited to be part of the ministry of the Church of the Nativity to share God’s love as widely as possible. (but that is not really obscure, and you probably already knew that.) Easter is a time of renewal and regrowth, but sometimes Easter can be a time to reconnect with who you are - how you’ve changed through the penitence and reflection of Lent and Holy Week. Stepping into the new light of Easter can be disorienting at first. Our eyes must adjust to a new way of seeing; we expand into a new way of being, and we live into a new way of knowing and loving God. We have a new way of being at Nativity this Easter. By virtue of being the body of Christ, the same people you were before I became Rector, Nativity is still very much what it was. And it will continue to be. However, every time someone new enters into the community and becomes a part of the body, the body is changed, whether that new person be the new Rector, or the life-long Episcopalian who has moved into the neighborhood, or someone who heard that the Episcopal church practices the love of God, and wants to see if that is true. What newness of life is in store for us this Easter at Nativity? What new ways of being will we discover this season? How many ways can we say with our lips, with our ministries, and with our lives “Alleluia! The Lord is risen, indeed!” In peace, Stephanie+ Dates to Remember May 8 Youth Sunday May 15 Child Safety ID Program: 9 am - 1 pm in Corlett Hall VBS Planning Meeting after the 10:30 service May 22 Teacher Appreciation Sunday Introducing Stephanie Attention Teachers: There will be a fire drill on May 1
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Glad Tidings A m o n t h l y p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e c h u r c h o f t h e N a t i v i t y
May 2011
Issue No. 05-11
Your Attention Please
Not a Member? We hope you will be! Please call
our Rector, Stephanie, in the
church office, 846-8338 or on
her cell, 744-1663.
Be Connected For up-to-the-minute church
information (and a lot of other
cool stuff) visit our website
www.nativityonline.org/
members and click on Publica-
tions. To receive egroups mes-
sages from the church, click on
Governance, scroll down the
page to email list and follow the
instructions.
T he editors of the newsletter suggested that my first newslet-ter article be something to help you get to know me and so...
Top Ten Obscure Things to know about your new Rector 10. I like to laugh. (My mother always says it is easier to laugh than to cry.) 9. I do my best theological writing and thinking at Starbucks (once local coffee shop, now global conglomerate - I’m not sure if there is a theological connection there or not...) 8. I really like coffee. 7. My favorite music group is the band “U2.” (but I secretly think the “U2charist” sounds a little goofy.) 6. Please don’t call me “Mother Stephanie.” Just “Stephanie” is fine. (We are all children of God, and God calls us and knows us by our Baptismal name: mine is Stephanie. Let’s be collaborators in ministry and fellow chil-dren of God. If you insist upon a title, go with “Reverend.” I know it isn’t technically correct, but it’s what we’ve got.) 5. I don’t like clutter, but I live with three people (two children: an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old, and one husband - I’m not telling you how old he is) who seem to create clutter as they breathe. Such is my cross to bear. 4. I agree with Augustine: to sing is to pray twice. 3. When I can’t find the words to pray, I read the book of Psalms, and I discover, somehow, all the words I need are there. 2. I love the season of Easter because we all need the opportunity to crawl out of the tomb and try again. (And to be assured of God’s love for us while we do it.) 1. I love God, a lot. And I want other people to know and love God as much as I do. And I am really, really excited to be part of the ministry of the Church of the Nativity to share God’s love as widely as possible. (but that is not really obscure, and you probably already knew that.) Easter is a time of renewal and regrowth, but sometimes Easter can be a time to reconnect with who you are - how you’ve changed through the penitence and reflection of Lent and Holy Week. Stepping into the new light of Easter can be disorienting at first. Our eyes must adjust to a new way of seeing; we expand into a new way of being, and we live into a new way of knowing and loving God. We have a new way of being at Nativity this Easter. By virtue of being the body of Christ, the same people you were before I became Rector, Nativity is still very much what it was. And it will continue to be. However, every time someone new enters into the community and becomes a part of the body, the body is changed, whether that new person be the new Rector, or the life-long Episcopalian who has moved into the neighborhood, or someone who heard that the Episcopal church practices the love of God, and wants to see if that is true. What newness of life is in store for us this Easter at Nativity? What new ways of being will we discover this season? How many ways can we say with our lips, with our ministries, and with our lives “Alleluia! The Lord is risen, indeed!”
In peace, Stephanie+
Dates to Remember May 8
Youth Sunday
May 15
Child Safety ID Program: 9 am -
1 pm in Corlett Hall
VBS Planning Meeting after the
10:30 service
May 22
Teacher Appreciation Sunday
Introducing Stephanie
Attention Teachers:
There will be a fire drill on
May 1
Glad Tidings May 2011
Parish Life
Don't you smile when conventional wisdom offers mutually conflicting proverbs? "Loose lips sink ships" and "Healthy families don't keep secrets" are apropos to my thoughts this month. In day-to-day operations of Nativity, we strive to provide transparency to all members. Vestry meetings are usually open to everyone, and we circulate detailed minutes of Vestry meet-ings. We publish regular reports from the Treasurer and the full results of our annual financial audits by an outside CPA. Simi-larly, we just installed portholes in most interior doors in Estill House. This kind of transparency is important for Nativity to maintain. On the other hand, there are things that we keep confidential, and properly so. We don't disclose salaries of individual em-ployees. We don't relay the specific medical, family, or eco-nomic conditions of persons for whom we pray during Sunday liturgies. We don't include mobile telephone numbers in mem-ber directories. I am reminded of how translators approach publishing a Bible in English from Hebrew and Greek sources. One translator summarized the approach thusly: "as literal as possible, as free as necessary." I like that phrase, so I'll offer this counterpart to it: as transparent as possible, as confidential as necessary. It’s a matter of balance. How do we apply that principle consistently? Where, specifi-cally, do we draw the line between transparency and confiden-tiality? To answer those questions, the Vestry has adopted two new policies on confidentiality. One is mandatory and applies to parish employees. The other provides guidance to members of the parish who participate in programs and ministries where confidential information is likely to circulate. Each version describes the information that we routinely put in the transparent category and the information that we rou-
tinely put in the confidential category. The policies elaborate on what confi-dentiality means and how it is to be honored. The policies are too lengthy to print in Glad Tidings, but—in a spirit of transparency, again—any parishioner can get them upon request to the Rec-tor, any Vestry member, or the church office. If you are engaged in a specific ministry at Nativity where confidential information is likely to come your way—office volunteers, intercessory prayer groups, and pastoral care pro-viders as examples—you will be given the policy and asked to acknowledge it in writing as a moral obligation, although not a legal one. This may strike some parishioners as unusual, but it evidences our mutual accountability with respect to a serious topic. Each parish officer and member of the Vestry has al-ready set an example by signing the policy. Why undertake this now? It became clear to Father George Clifford, Mother Sara Batson, and me that Nativity needed much more formality and purposefulness about confidentiality. Regrettably there have been occasions when information in the parish that should have been kept confidential was not. The transgressions were not mere isolated accidents; they were sys-temic. Some parishioners, understandably, do not feel assured that their situations will be held in confidence. Consequently they hesitate to ask for pastoral care or intercessory prayer. By any reading of the Gospel, that's intolerable and must be fixed. As I write this letter, it's still Lent. Our communal failure to preserve confidentiality is a matter for general confession and repentance. I am confident that these new policies, supported by gentle but firm implementation, will redirect us in the Spirit toward healthy discipleship.
Letter From the Senior Warden Chuck Till
Officers and Vestry Liaison areas for 2011
Chuck Till, Senior Warden—Administration RJ Antonelli, Junior Warden—Facilities Dave McKinnon, Treasurer Gail McNally, Clerk Annette Hughes—Parish Life Babs Freeman—Visitor/New Member Incorporation Jane Heyward —Organizational Development Joel Kamya—Memorial Garden and Memorials Ken Tessier—Outreach Kevin Burke—Stewardship Susie Holmes—Education
Glad Tidings May 2011
Parish Life
Behind the Scenes
In which we spotlight folks who see something
that needs to be done, and do it!
Every few years some brave souls step forward to re-
organize the church kitchen. Our wonderful sexton
Dave Metzger keeps it clean, but stuff accumulates
and drawer contents get confused. Kathy Linthicum
and Brenda Johnston felt the call prior to the anni-
versary celebration. That’s not all: they cleaned out
the refrigerator. Kudos, ladies! Thank you!
Foyer Sign-Ups Jennie Herrick
Sign up now through May for Foyer. What is Foyer? Adult singles and couples gather for monthly dinner groups. Each couple/singles grouping hosts a dinner once. It can be as fancy or as casual as the host desires. Scheduling is up to the group and is very flexible. Sign-up sheets can be found in the narthex or on the desk in the lobby of Estill House. If you are a return-ing Foyer participant, we ask you to invite someone new to sign up. Contact Jennie Herrick, 271-9019, with questions.
Seniors’ Brunch Billie Hurmence
NC State's University Club, on Hillsborough Street, has reserved its State Room for the Seniors' brunch May 22 at 12:30 pm. This will be a buffet with a wide assortment of breakfast and lunch choices. The cost is $16.95, not including tip. For head count please call hosts Brenda and David Johnston, 848-1863, or Billie Hurmence, 848-7011 no later than May 15.
What is Rose Sunday? Becky Christian
The fourth Sunday of Lent is sometimes called Rose Sunday because long ago, the popes blessed a golden rose which they sent to Catholic sovereigns. In Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Protestant traditions the priests are given the option to wear rose-colored vestments at Mass in place of the purple vest-ments normally worn during
Lent. This is also a day of relaxation from the normal rigors of Lenten observation, a day of hope with Easter at last within sight. Traditionally even weddings (otherwise banned during Lent) could be performed on this day.
Ed. Note: This article is in response to questions from folks
who noticed that we had flowers at the altar during Lent.
Mother Sara asked the flower committee to place a vase of
rose-colored roses at the altar in observance of Rose Sunday.
Quilt Raffle Sue Young
Thank you for your support of the seventh annual quilt raffle to raise funds for the J2A group’s pilgrimage to Costa Rica next summer. The win-ning ticket belonged to Pat Watson, who was thrilled to have this beautiful piece of handiwork. This is her second time winning the quilt raffle and this time she plans on keeping the quilt for herself! The raffle raised just under $600 and 100% of the pro-ceeds will go to support the cost of the trip. Thanks to the quilting group "Chicks with Pins," who hold their gather-ings at the church, for designing, creating and donating the quilt.
Pat Watson, winner of the quilt raffle, receiving her prize from Sue Young.
Glad Tidings May 2011
Parish Life
Blue Candle Jane Vella
Every Monday evening at seven, we light a blue candle on the coffee table of Jane Vella's living room and pray together over a chapter of the New Testament. Using a dialogue approach with Bishop Curry's ques-tions from Gospel based discipleship, we have for over five years been blessed in this Godly conversation. Join us! You are welcome. Call Jane 328 -2818.
The Daughters of the King at Nativity Susan Garrison
Daughters of the King at Nativity is the Jubilee Chapter. It is an order open to ALL women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church. The Mission of the Order is the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through Prayer, Service, and Evangelism. All women are welcome to join the meetings on the first Sunday of the month following the 10:30 ser-vice. We are a group of women living a Rule of Prayer and Service to our neighbors. We are
women to whom parishioners can look for love and for help in time of need, loneliness or strangeness. We seek to walk with God as our guide and try to draw those with whom we come in contact into the Church. We are women who work to spread Christ’s Kingdom here on earth. We can never forget that prayer is the foundation from which our service grows. I am but one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
What I can do, I ought to do.
What I ought to do, by the grace of God I will do.
Lord, what will you have me do?
On Palm Sunday, our new rector, Stephanie Allen, appeared in a red silk and velvet chasuble. All eyes were on her as she blessed the palms and led the procession into the church to the altar which was decked out in a new red silk frontal. These items, as well as the new Lenten purple frontal used in the past six weeks of Lent, the green silk and tapestry chasuble used in Epiphany by Mother Sara, and the white silk with red velvet used over Christmas, were all made possible by various memorial donations given to Nativity over the years. The chasubles were at the top of the “needs” for Nativity as we did not own any. When Father George Clif-ford served as Priest-in-Charge, he spear headed the project to use memorial money to first buy stoles that matched our hang-ings with an eye to buying chasubles over a longer period of time and as financial problems eased. The vestry determined that memorial money should be used to purchase chasubles for all seasons. The only one owned before this time was the white and blue Advent one. The Advent set, paid for by a donation
from a parishioner, had been the only “complete” set we owned. The two new frontals were a special project. Several people gave memorial money especially for their purchase. The old
Lenten purple and red hangings were scarves that fit over the front and back of the altar, rather than down the sides as the white and tapestry ones did. As our lovely altar has a bowed front, the scarves never hung right and sometimes slipped down either to the back or the front. Altar Guild members often had to adjust the old scarves between services. The two new hangings, while not as visible from the front, make ample and dramatic falls to the side. They were
designed to match the other pieces that we use. The older hangings may be used during services in the chapel (Room 4) of Estill House. One more chasuble is on back order. The Lenten purple one unfortunately did not arrive during Lent. It will match the Lenten hangings and will arrive, we hope, long before Lent of 2012.
Wasn’t That Dramatic? Marguerite Emmons
Summer Sunday School Kari Marotta
Believe it or not, summer is around the bend and with that our formal Sunday school classes will be ending. Many thanks to those who have been teaching this year – we appre-ciate it very much. We will be offering summer Sunday school for children age 3 through rising first graders. With the help of many volunteers, we offer these classes starting June 12 through Labor Day. There will need to be two teach-ers each class; tweens and teens can count as a helper to an adult. There is a website for lesson plans and basic supplies will be provided. A sign up poster will be hanging in Estill House May 1. Please sign up or contact Marc and Kari Ma-rotta at [email protected] or 424-7714. Check your cal-endars and we will see you soon – thanks!
Vacation Bible School: Save the Dates!
Fran Kenney
VBS students will enjoy a fun "Galactic Blast" adventure July 22-24 at Nativity this summer. Kids will "voyage" into outer space praising God through special activities. Children will see space like never before, gain a new perspective on our planet Earth, and learn easy "green" Earth tips. Children ages 3-rising 5th grade are invited to attend. Grand-children, neighbors and friends are all welcome! Our program days will include Friday evening, during the day on Saturday and during the Sunday school hour on Sunday. Look for program registration to begin in this month! Questions? Please contact Fran Kenney [email protected] or 676-8708.
Glad Tidings May 2011
Christian Education
Fixers Build Community through Adventure Sally Bloom
The Fixers enjoyed the challenges facing them at Betsy Jeff Penn, April 9-10. They worked on leadership and communi-cation skills and supported each other as they walked on high ropes and jumped off of telephone poles. They extend thanks to all of Nativity for supporting their adventures in the woods.
All the Fixers had fun. Lto R: Jim Garbutt, Libby Kenney, Ben Campbell, Reilly Roberts, Wheeler Davis, Annabel Bloom, David Garbutt, Lydia Weinberger, Noah Showalter, Abbott Gaddy, Robbie Braid, Patience Fojut
Fixers navigate a log, joined together. L to R: David Garbutt, Noah Showalter, Annabel Bloom, Jim Garbutt, Reilly Roberts, Patience Fojut, Libby Kenney, Abbott Gaddy, Lydia Weinberger, Robbie Braid
Above R: Libby Kenney walks and hops along the high rope. Left: Wheeler Davis makes the final step on top of the swaying telephone pole before leaping to a trapeze bar. Thanks to Sally Bloom for these photos.
ON BEING GREEN A hint before you print: think green
Use Me, Please! There are recycle bins in the church
kitchen for glass, aluminum, paper, plas-
tic, and cardboard. There is a paper recy-
cling bin in the workroom (Room 3.)
PS: The paper bin is on top of the waste
basket. Think before you toss.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. Psalm 57:11
Ecotip Take an Energy Sabbath for at least one hour today. Turn off electronic gadgets, and take time to enjoy God's earth by taking a walk or sitting quietly observing the world around you.
Glad Tidings May 2011
On Being Green
A Garden at Nativity Liz Chi
Have you ever wanted to be part of a great social movement, learn a lot of cool things, meet new people and just have fun? Well, this is your opportunity. A church garden is coming to Nativity. Join us and learn how to grow food and be a good steward of the land. We are just getting started. We plan to build four raised beds along the south side of the new education building. We invite our youth groups and all members of our congregation that are interested in healthy eating to join. Help us raise the garden, plant and tend the garden beds and see what wonderful bounty we can grow. Watch for our information brochure and sign up sheet in the coming weeks.
The Poor and Vulnerable are Affected the Most by Climate Change We must act now and wake up to our moral obligations. The poor and
vulnerable are members of God’s family and are the most severely af-
fected by droughts, high temperatures, the flooding of coastal cities, and
more severe and unpredictable weather events resulting from climate
change. We, who should have been responsible stewards preserving the
vulnerable, fragile planet home, have been wantonly wasteful through our
reckless consumerism, devouring irreplaceable natural resources. We
need to be accountable to God’s family. Once we start living in a way that
is people-friendly to all God’s family, we will also be environmentally-
friendly. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The Green Bible, 1989.
Impromptu Sunday School class in Estill lobby before
church recently. The topic? Off-shore wind power.
R to L: Todd and Catherine Davis, Jack Holmes, Carl
Sigel, Hugh Fojut, Marina Garbutt (back to camera)
Glad Tidings May 2011
Outreach
Church of the Nativity
Outreach Fiesta
Saturday May 14
6 to 8 pm
in Corlett Hall
It’s a party celebrating Nativity’s works
beyond our walls. All ages are invited!
����Enjoy the lively music of the band from El Buen Pastor
congregation of Durham and meet their priest, Martin Juarez
����Sample wonderful food at a potluck supper:
����Authentic Latino foods from El Buen Pastor
����Foods from Nativity’s own cookbook, Sustaining the
Spirit…with Heavenly Fare
(Cookbook proceeds go to Outreach)
����Introduce Nativity’s outreach activities to our new priest,
the Rev. Stephanie Allen
����Take part in the fun and activities for all ages
Glad Tidings May 2011
Parish Life in Pictures
Palm Sunday
Stephanie’s first
Sunday
at Nativity!
The Chatty Yarns knitters welcome Stephanie
with Danish kringle, made by Alfred Christensen.
Left: Brenda Johnston, Kathy Linthicum and Gene
Kimmick watch as Stephanie cuts the delicious
pastry.
Above L to R: Allison Martin, Stephanie, Gene
Kimmick, Sally McCann
Right: Gail Christensen, Jennie Herrick, Anita
Kerr
Thank you to Alfred Christensen for
the Palm Sunday photos.
Glad Tidings May 2011
Parish Life in Pictures
Farewell and Godspeed to
Mother Sara Batson
Below: Junior Warden RJ Antonelli presents an en-
graved gift from the congregation to Mother Sara, with
thanks for her service to Nativity.
Below R: Susie Holmes serves cake to Tim Goodin
as Jack and Grayson Holmes look on.
Above L: Dave and Becky McKinnon at the punch bowl
Above R: Aidan Special, Sarah Gordon, Angela Difede
Glad Tidings May 2011
Have You Met?
Lucy Maloney. Member of Nativity 16 years. Man-ages home-based business as independent team leader with Mary Key, Inc. Likes to cook, read, and work in flower garden. Former Vestry mem-ber and Director of Youth Education. In 2008, chaperoned youth pilgrimage to Costa Rica. Last spring, organized confirmation of youth. This past fall, coordinated care packages to our college students. Counts Sunday collections after ser-vices. “Best aspect is that my sons have grown up thinking of Nativity as a second home; nur-tured, supported, and taught by all parishioners.”
Sally McCann. Member of Nativity 6 months. Lived in many places over the years, includ-ing NJ, DC, FL, Cincinnati and MD ,among others. Loves the beach. Knits, sews, quilts, plays bridge and belongs to book club. Chatty Yarns. Greeter. Wants to work in Memorial Garden. Been to many different churches. Likes small church feel.
Susan Derbyshire Garrison. Member of Nativity 4 years. Taught math, English and music for 40 years. Directed plays, choirs and bell choirs. Previous church organist. Choir. Altar Guild. Blue Candle. Spirituality in the Arts social com-mittee. Daughters of the King (current presi-dent). Interior Task Force for Education Build-ing. Parish Visiting Committee, Pastoral Care, Prayers for the People by the People. “I like that I can have intelligent, caring, reciprocal discus-sions about faith, grace, the Trinity, and the Bible. We have a vibrant, caring, and ‘busy’ church – open and quite affirming.”
Joan Parente. Member of Nativity 7 years. Relo-cated from DC. Has worked with American Red Cross as NC State Disaster Officer for 29 years. Enjoys visiting with friends around the US, going on cruises with husband, reading mysteries, and spending time on any beach. Choir. Worship Com-mittee. Bakes for receptions. “I appreciate our people-friends I have made and new ones yet to be made. Wonderful music program and Spiritual-ity and the Arts. And SUPER Glad Tidings!” Editors note: Thank you!
Dave McKinnon. Member of Nativity 5 years. Retired from Nortel in 2002, now Financial Consultant in retirement and estate planning. Active in Nortel Retirees in the Triangle. Dave and wife Becky love to travel the world. Caro-lina Hurricane fans. Worked on Build it For-ward campaign. Greeter at 8:00 service. Treas-urer. Goal to maintain financially strong par-ish. “We enjoy the structure Nativity provides us on our life journey.”
What folks do, past and/or present church involvement
We’ll put names to faces and introduce several Nativity parishioners each month.
We seek to spotlight both new members and been-here-a-while members.
Glad Tidings May 2011
From the Parish Coordinator’s Office
Happy Birthday to all those with May birthdays! If your birthday is this month, but not listed here, our parish database is incomplete. Please contact Jennie in the parish office (846-8338) to correct your information.
Sally Bloom 2 Ryan Kelly 2 Joel Weinberger 2 Michael Slobodnyak 3 Mia Svolto 3 Jane Weinberger 4 Cal Bennett 5 Becky Barrett-Lopez 6 Leighton Harrell 7 Jenny Martin 8 Molly Taylor 8 Jane Wehland 8 Maxine Bronson 10 Anastatia Hollis 10 Nat Heyward 11 Alexander O'Bryhim 11
Kelly Clay 12 Marguerite Emmons 13 Beth Halloran 13 Geoff Henry 14 May Anderson 17 Mike Floyd 17 Annie Suk 17 Michael Cashion 18 Maddie Gyurek 18 Anita Kerr 19 Chris McKean 19 Cynthia Beck 20 Sarah Roberts 20 Sherry Tyndall 20 Garner Halloran Jr. 21 Corey Heyward 23
Sally McCann 23 Morgan Magdanz 24 Tom McNally 24 Noah Showalter 24 Cindy Massey 25 Ann Whitaker-Sauls 25 Laird Davis 27 Keith Heyward 27 Marilyn Palmer 27 Mark Linthicum 28 Linda Hall 29 Susan Kelley 29 Jen Winslow 29 Christiane Murray 31
Our congregation extends its sympathy and prayers to:
Jon Showalter and his family on the death of his father Gerald Showalter
May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Prayer Chain: To begin a confidential prayer request, or to have names added to the Prayers of the People list for Sunday services,
please contact the church office, 846-8338. If you have an illness, hospitalization, or death in your family, please contact the church
office. If you do not receive a response in 24 hours, please call back. If you have an emergency, please contact the clergy directly.
Income YTD: $102.4K Expenses YTD: $ 80.0K Overall giving was up $4.7K or 14% over February and puts the parish ahead of budget for the year. The New Education building is fully operational. Final details are being worked through with our builder which means we will be paying the final invoices in the next few weeks. We have received approximately 80% of the pledges for the new building. Thank you to all who have contributed to a great educational facility for our younger generations. We are depending on receiving the balance of the pledges to ensure we minimize our final mortgage obligation. However, there is the opportunity for those who have not contributed and those who have their children in classes to donate as well. We want our mortgage obligations to be as little as possible so that we can use the operating budget to meet all of the needs of ministries that you support, not for paying mortgage obligations. Please show your support.
Salvation is about transformation as a concise crystallization of what Christianity and the Christian life are
about...transformation of our lives and of making the world a better place.
Marcus Borg, author, Biblical scholar
Finding your Way? Emilie Sigel and Ailsa Tessier
New to Nativity? Welcome! Here are a few tips for finding your way around the campus. As you come down the driveway onto the church grounds, the big building on the left is the church where, in addition to the nave (the big worship room), you will find the nursery and the choir room. Room numbers in this building begin with 101. The new building in the middle of the campus is the Education Building with all the classrooms, num-bered 201–208. The building with the red door is called Estill House, where you will find the parish hall (Room 11, called Corlett Hall) where we meet for coffee and cookies after the Sunday 10:30 service. The offices of our Rector Stephanie Allen and Parish Coordinator Jennie Herrick are rooms 5 and 2, respectively. Estill House also has a small chapel (room 4), a parlor (room 6), and a kitchen. There are bathrooms in all three of these buildings. Directly behind Estill is a fourth structure, the Adult Learning Center, with rooms 301-303. Check out the hallway in Estill House, where you’ll find bulletin boards with information on various aspects of church activities. We’re always working to make our visitors and newcomers feel welcome and at home, so please let us know how we can do a better job!
